On Wed, May 12, 2021 at 11:17 AM PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > I think celebs and publicists have resented having to dance to the corrupt > and demeaning tune of the HFPA for many years, but felt boxed in by real or > perceived value of nominations and wins. With the mood of the culture this > year, and renewed examples of racist views and structure, celebs saw the > opportunity to make a break for it. > > Again, lets be clear: while the calls have been framed as “reform”, they > really are demanding the end of the HFPA as we have known it. They will > never agree to this willingly. > > My question is, can they find a way to maintain the brand “Golden Globes” > if they disband HFPA? If not, then most likely outcome is some kind of buy > out of the HFPA so current members have incentive. Otherwise they will take > the name down to their graves. >
Golden Globes: The Cable Ace award of the millennium > On Wed, 12 May 2021 at 10:21 AM Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Tue, May 11, 2021 at 11:36 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, May 11, 2021 at 8:26 PM 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Nancy O'Dell? >>>> >>> >>> That’s the one. That was a flattering dress. As I married man, I dare >>> not say more. >>> >> >> I'm honestly surprised that this amount of pressure was put on the HFPA. >> We've known for years, and it was never kept secret, that they were a >> corrupt organization and their choices for Golden Globes had little to do >> with merit. Yet they continued to flourish and the entertainment media, >> reporters, and interviewers treated the Globes as fairly won awards. The >> HFPA was consistently rewarded for bad behavior and it seemed that there >> would be no incentive for them to change. >> >> The current leadership has nothing to personally gain and a lot to lose >> by enacting the reforms to the organization. My prediction would be that >> the name HFPA stays but the organization gets completely gutted and rebuilt >> with new people. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiHtaiqEM38gwOR9FWVuaJnYES8FKMbYw%2BmJzVdv%2B9HH7Q%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiHtaiqEM38gwOR9FWVuaJnYES8FKMbYw%2BmJzVdv%2B9HH7Q%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > Sent from Gmail Mobile > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYKqENTHt-gj7zJK5tB7Gibxvi8%3DycXon4BzrR6MxPfsvg%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYKqENTHt-gj7zJK5tB7Gibxvi8%3DycXon4BzrR6MxPfsvg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4B0mJyN5-U%3DQKe30owCbRW3dPPs7HEHPYpGzeN_gTjqwQ%40mail.gmail.com.
